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Photograph shows the plaque erected on January 19, 1956 honoring American engineer Alexander Cartwright, who umpired a game on June 19, 1846 after he developed a set of rules for baseball which formed the basis for the modern American game, Hoboken, New Jersey, 1956. (Photo by New York Times Co./Robert Walker/Getty Images)

Photograph shows the plaque erected on January 19, 1956 honoring American engineer Alexander Cartwright, who umpired a game on June 19, 1846 after he developed a set of rules for baseball which formed the basis for the modern American game, Hoboken, New Jersey, 1956. (Photo by New York Times Co./Robert Walker/Getty Images)